The Safe Space

This is a safe space of compassion, where people come in to talk honestly and openly about their experiences. Currently with a focus on drugs, mental health, sexuality, gender and the #metoo movement, the goal is to change the world through compassion and honesty.

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Update frequency: every 5 days
Average duration: 34 minutes
Episodes: 59
Years Active: 2018 - 2021

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End of Life Care

Today David is joined by Nathan Holwell to discuss end of life care. Nathan lost his mother to cancer, and David lost 3 of his grandparents to cancer, and they discuss the complicated topic of how lo…

00:28:41 | Tue 15 Jun 2021

Is Privilege Real?

Today David is joined by Gabriel Shipley to discuss the idea of Privilege. David has a hard time dismissing the concept outright, but disagrees with most things he reads about it. Gabe helps him teas…

00:50:07 | Tue 25 May 2021

EQUALITY | Equal is Unfair

Today David is joined by Don Watkins, author of Equal is Unfair. They discuss what equality actually is and how Don believes that there is something inherently unjust with the notion of equality. We …

00:41:48 | Fri 12 Feb 2021

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS | Saying the N Word

Today we are joined in The Safe Space by Rucka Rucka Ali, a top charting comedy rapper. We discuss the use of the N word, which we think is important more broadly with respect to how we treat languag…

00:35:24 | Fri 29 Jan 2021

Being Really Loaft

Today I am joined by Brian Anderson, who I met while traveling in Panama. He and I discuss whether or not he is lazy, and what his values are. Is a common association of laziness with stupidity valid…

00:37:16 | Fri 25 Dec 2020

Navigating A Work Friendship

Welcome to The Safe Space. Today I am joined by Jennifer Minjarez. She and I work together, and are also friends, which leads there to being two different dynamics to consider. I had a hard time bala…

00:12:58 | Fri 11 Dec 2020

Being "The Brown Guy"

Today I am joined in The Safe Space by Winston Devendrarajah. He and I talk about what it is like to "be the token brown guy". Winston and I discuss the nature of race, what it was like being the bro…

00:38:03 | Tue 08 Dec 2020

Growth and Self Esteem

Self esteem is something David had very little of, and really struggled with. Tom still has issues viewing himself in a positive light. The two of them discuss where the issues stem from, and how the…

00:30:31 | Fri 04 Dec 2020

What is Being a New Mother Really Like?

Welcome to The Safe Space.

Today I am joined by my sister Shera Stemer. She and I discuss what it is like being a new mother. She has a 6 month old boy named Max, and we dive into real talk about both…

00:34:42 | Tue 01 Dec 2020

How Do You Find Your Values

Today I am joined in The Safe Space by Mike Piaseczny.

He and I have a really honest conversation about values. When I originally asked him what we should talk about based on his values, he wasn't sur…

00:35:40 | Fri 27 Nov 2020

Compassion for the Mean

Today I am joined by Casey Palermo. This conversation is a throwback to our time together in university. By my own standards, I was not a very nice person and we discuss the inability for people to s…

00:29:41 | Tue 24 Nov 2020

Why Do You Love Strength Training?

Today we are joined by Casey Palermo. This is a great conversation with someone who inspires me and I think will inspire you as well. Casey is an engineer by profession, but she is also a world champ…

00:40:36 | Fri 20 Nov 2020

The Truth About Silicon Valley

Today we are joined by Kevin Lau. Kevin is a friend from the University of Waterloo who is the most "plugged in" to Silicon Valley out of anyone I know. He has worked at large and startup companies a…

00:39:26 | Tue 17 Nov 2020

How Do You Become the Best?

Today we are joined in The Safe Space by Jillian Adams.

Jill is one of the only people I know who consistently and actively pursued her goals and passions. She now lives in Finland helping to design …

00:29:16 | Fri 13 Nov 2020

Does Family Have to Come First?

Today I am joined by Kevin Horak to discuss family. As people get into their mid to late twenties, we are now becoming "full adults". Deciding what is my life and how do I want to create it. We prima…

00:35:48 | Tue 10 Nov 2020

What is It Like to Ask for New Friends?

This week in The Safe Space I am joined by Tom Nowak. He and I discuss what it is like to admit to yourself that you want more, and potentially better, friends. We explore how it feels to put ourselv…

00:31:25 | Fri 06 Nov 2020

Are Men Unemotional?

Welcome to The Safe Space.

Today I am joined by Winston Devendrarajah. We talk about emotions and particularly my assessment of Winston as "unemotional." It has happened many times, especially because…

00:35:04 | Tue 03 Nov 2020

Differences in Anxiety

Today I am joined by Jennifer Minjarez. She and I discuss each of our experiences with anxiety, and the interesting differences we notice between the two of us. We talk about her need to plan more, a…

00:31:31 | Fri 30 Oct 2020

What is The Value of Martial Arts?

Today I am joined by Qianshu Wang to talk about martial arts.

We talk about martial arts and their philosophies and why it brings value to his life.

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00:34:29 | Tue 27 Oct 2020

How Can You Be Yourself and Famous?

Chak is a friend from high school and a top contributor to BTI Media. Today we talk about rap, and also how to be authentic while trying to become famous or popular. We discuss why music is meaningfu…

00:30:16 | Tue 20 Oct 2020

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